Archive for February 11th, 2004

Think twice before buying “activation required” software

Wednesday, February 11th, 2004

Think twice before buying “activation required” software
Microsoft has certainly endorsed a dangerous trend: software that requires activation to install and run it. More and more, it’s not enough that you purchase software and install it with a serial number they give you; you must also be connected to the internet or call their telephone activation [...]

Double-binds, Fax machines, and Privacy

Wednesday, February 11th, 2004

Put your trust in technology and you’ll enjoy an interesting life
Well. Isn’t that special? It seems someone put our home voice line into a fax database somewhere. Though unsolicited faxes are illegal, we’ve been awakened virtually every morning for the last several months by a happy ringing and fax machine trying to send us a [...]


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